⭐ Division Winner

1999 Houston Astros

97-65 • .599 Win% • 1st in NL C

The 1999 Houston Astros went 97-65 (.599) finishing 1st in the NL C division. They won their division. The club scored 823 runs, allowed 675, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Jeff Bagwell (42 HR, 126 RBI) and Mike Hampton (22-4, 2.90 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

97 Wins
65 Losses
.599 Win %
1st Rank
823 R 675 RA
Diff +148

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823 Runs Scored
675 Runs Allowed
+148 Run Diff
2,706K Attendance

📈 vs. 1999 NL Average

Batting Avg .266 1% below the 1999 league average (.268)
OBP .354 4% above the 1999 league average (.342)
SLG .420 2% below the 1999 league average (.429)
Team ERA 3.83 16% better than the 1999 league average (4.56)
Runs Scored 823 2% above the 1999 league average (810 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,706,017
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Avg per Game 33,000

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1999

Batting Avg

1 Stan Javier 0.328 2 Carl Everett 0.325 3 Mike Hampton 0.311 4 Jeff Bagwell 0.304 5 Craig Biggio 0.294

Home Runs

1 Jeff Bagwell 42 2 Carl Everett 25 3 Craig Biggio 16 4 Richard Hidalgo 15 5 Ken Caminiti 13

RBI

1 Jeff Bagwell 126 2 Carl Everett 108 3 Craig Biggio 73 4 Derek Bell 66 5 Ken Caminiti 56
1999 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Craig Biggio 160 639 123 188 56 0 16 73 88 107 28 0.294
Jeff Bagwell 162 562 143 171 35 0 42 126 149 127 30 0.304
Derek Bell 128 509 61 120 22 0 12 66 50 129 18 0.236
Carl Everett 123 464 86 151 33 3 25 108 50 94 27 0.325
Bill Spiers 127 393 56 113 18 5 4 39 47 45 10 0.288
Richard Hidalgo 108 383 49 87 25 2 15 56 56 73 8 0.227
Tony Eusebio 103 323 31 88 15 0 4 33 40 67 0 0.272
Tim Bogar 106 309 44 74 16 2 4 31 38 52 3 0.239
Ken Caminiti 78 273 45 78 11 1 13 56 46 58 6 0.286
Ricky Gutierrez 85 268 33 70 7 5 1 25 37 45 2 0.261
Paul Bako 73 215 16 55 14 1 2 17 26 57 1 0.256
Russ Johnson 83 156 24 44 10 0 5 23 20 31 2 0.282
Daryle Ward 64 150 11 41 6 0 8 30 9 31 0 0.273
Matt Mieske 54 109 13 31 5 0 5 22 6 22 0 0.284
Lance Berkman 34 93 10 22 2 0 4 15 12 21 5 0.237
Jose Lima 36 75 4 6 0 0 0 2 3 24 0 0.080
Mike Hampton 34 74 10 23 3 3 0 10 7 18 0 0.311
Glen Barker 81 73 23 21 2 0 1 11 11 19 17 0.288
Shane Reynolds 35 66 4 11 2 0 1 14 2 27 0 0.167
Stan Javier 20 64 12 21 4 1 0 4 9 8 3 0.328
Alex Diaz 30 50 3 11 2 0 1 7 3 13 2 0.220
Chris Holt 32 45 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 14 0 0.067
Jack Howell 37 33 2 7 2 0 1 1 8 9 0 0.212
Mitch Meluskey 10 33 4 7 1 0 1 3 5 6 1 0.212
Randy Knorr 13 30 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.167
Sean Bergman 19 28 4 3 0 0 2 2 0 12 0 0.107
Scott Elarton 43 26 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.192
Ryan Thompson 12 20 2 4 1 0 1 5 2 7 0 0.200
Carlos Hernandez 16 14 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.143
Trever Miller 47 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brian Williams 50 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Doug Henry 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wade Miller 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jose Cabrera 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff McCurry 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Powell 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Slusarski 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Wagner 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1999

ERA

1 Billy Wagner 1.57 2 Mike Hampton 2.90 3 Scott Elarton 3.48 4 Jose Lima 3.58 5 Shane Reynolds 3.85

Wins

1 Mike Hampton 22 2 Jose Lima 21 3 Shane Reynolds 16 4 Scott Elarton 9 5 Chris Holt 5

Strikeouts

1 Shane Reynolds 197 2 Jose Lima 187 3 Mike Hampton 177 4 Billy Wagner 124 5 Scott Elarton 121
1999 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jose Lima 21 10 3.58 35 35 0 246.1 256 98 44 187
Mike Hampton 22 4 2.90 34 34 0 239.0 206 77 101 177
Shane Reynolds 16 14 3.85 35 35 0 231.2 250 99 37 197
Chris Holt 5 13 4.66 32 26 1 164.0 193 85 57 115
Scott Elarton 9 5 3.48 42 15 1 124.0 111 48 43 121
Sean Bergman 4 6 5.36 19 16 0 99.0 130 59 26 38
Jay Powell 5 4 4.32 67 0 4 75.0 82 36 40 77
Billy Wagner 4 1 1.57 66 0 39 74.2 35 13 23 124
Brian Williams 2 1 4.41 50 0 0 67.1 69 33 35 53
Trever Miller 3 2 5.07 47 0 1 49.2 58 28 29 37
Doug Henry 2 3 4.65 35 0 2 40.2 45 21 24 36
Jose Cabrera 4 0 2.15 26 0 0 29.1 21 7 9 28
Wade Miller 0 1 9.58 5 1 0 10.1 17 11 5 8
Jeff McCurry 0 1 15.75 5 0 0 4.0 11 7 2 3
Joe Slusarski 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 3.2 1 0 3 3

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Division Series
Lost to ATL 3-1

👥 Roster (38)

Jeff Bagwell Paul Bako Glen Barker Derek Bell Sean Bergman Lance Berkman Craig Biggio Tim Bogar Jose Cabrera Ken Caminiti Alex Diaz Scott Elarton +26 more

38 players

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The 1999 Houston Astros in brief

The 1999 Houston Astros won 97 games and lost 65, ending up 1st in the NL Central. In 1999 the franchise took the division title. The Houston Astros scored 823 runs and allowed 675, a run differential of +148. Against a league average of .268, the 1999 Houston Astros batted .266. The staff ERA of 3.83 was 16% better than the league average of 4.56.

Attendance at Astrodome totaled 2,706,017 for the year. Jeff Bagwell led the club in home runs with 42. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mike Hampton (22). Shane Reynolds struck out 197, the most on the club. Billy Wagner closed out 39 saves. The NL Division Series ended in a loss against ATL 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1999 Houston Astros

What was the 1999 Houston Astros record?
The 1999 Houston Astros finished 97-65 (.599 win pct).
Did the 1999 Houston Astros make the playoffs?
The 1999 Houston Astros finished first in their division.
Who led the 1999 Houston Astros in home runs?
Jeff Bagwell led the 1999 Houston Astros with 42 home runs.
What was the 1999 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1999 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.83.
Did the 1999 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1999 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1999 Houston Astros play?
The 1999 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
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